11 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Not to mention they tend to follow successful club's!

That's 90% of the reasons.

I think 55k might be a stretch this year, but an achievable feat might be the 52.5k record we achieved in 2019.

The magical 60k might be achieved next year if we bring home the bacon this year.

Don’t they officially publish numbers once it’s closed? Doesn’t it happen in July?

5 minutes ago, Cassiew said:

Don’t they officially publish numbers once it’s closed? Doesn’t it happen in July?

Yes 31July Cassiew. 

 

On 6/4/2021 at 5:21 PM, old dee said:

It's simple,  2000 to 2018 we were basket cases for most of that period. People get involved with winners not losers. For better or worst we are seen as the club of silver tails. Most migrants identify with other clubs.

But Richmond were a rable for 30 years but never lost their fans. Always had decent numbers turing up and then when success came it went to a new level. They may be the exception to the rule though, hard to keep members when you havent won a premiership for 50 years. 

It goes to show how important winning is.

You win and your membership numbers increase! It is that simple!

I am over the moon with 50,000+ Melbourne Demons members!

 

On 6/4/2021 at 7:23 PM, Dr. Gonzo said:

Not to mention they tend to follow successful club's!

Kids certainly do.

On 6/4/2021 at 1:20 PM, It's Time said:

For sure it wouldn't be happening without that but they have been flat chat creating all sorts of different ways of getting people to take out memberships that weren't around before. Credit where credits due. 

We have one of the lowest membership tallies in the comp, we dont have a home base and haven't won a premiership for 60 years.

Let's not handout life memberships just yet, especially to administrators. 

On 6/7/2021 at 12:09 PM, tincan said:

But Richmond were a rable for 30 years but never lost their fans. Always had decent numbers turing up and then when success came it went to a new level. They may be the exception to the rule though, hard to keep members when you havent won a premiership for 50 years. 

They had a lot of success in the late sixties and seventies and again in the eighties. While the Dees were bumping along on the bottom.